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Popinjay - English meaning

Popinjay – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.

Usage examples:

I am pretty sure i'm a drink-soaked popinjay myself, and formerly many things of a disreputable nat…
noun

A parrot.

Usage examples:

Coloring inside the lines is for popinjays and cockatoos!
noun

Someone, usually a man, who is too interested in and proud of their own appearance

Usage examples:

He regarded his rival as a conceited popinjay.

Popinjay translation into English

Popinjay: translate from English into Chinese

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波宾杰

Popinjay: translate from English into Dutch

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Popinjay, Papegaai, Verwaand persoon

Popinjay: translate from English into French

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Freluquet, Fat

Popinjay: translate from English into German

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Popinjay, Geck, Laffe

Popinjay: translate from English into Hindi

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शुक, तोता, गर्ववाला मनुष्य, छैला, बाँका, बल्‍ली पर लक्ष्‍यबेध के लिए बना हुआ सुग्‍गे का चित्र, घमंडी आदमी, हरा कठफोड़वा

Popinjay: translate from English into Italian

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Popinjay, Zerbinotto

Popinjay: translate from English into Korean

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포핀제이, 앵무새처럼 수다스러운 맵시꾼

Popinjay: translate from English into Russian

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Попинджей, Хлыщ, Зеленый дятел, Фат, Щеголь, Попугай

Popinjay: translate from English into Spanish

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Petimetre, Pedante, Fatuo

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French papingay, via Spanish from Arabic babbaġā . The change in the ending was due to association with jay.

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